Publicity Committee 802.11.15

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Project IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless
Personal Area Networks WPANs) Submission Title
May 04 WiMedia Liaison Report to IEEE Date
Submitted May 13, 2004 Source Glyn
Roberts Company STMicroelectronics,
Inc Address 1060 East Brokaw Road, San Jose,
CA 95131 Voice1-408-806-8772, FAX
1-408452-0278, E-Mailglyn.roberts_at_st.com Re
Abstract WG15 Update from WiMedia
Alliance for May 04 Purpose Inform WG of
latest status at the WiMedia Alliance Notice Thi
s document has been prepared to assist the IEEE
P802.15. It is offered as a basis for discussion
and is not binding on the contributing
individual(s) or organization(s). The material in
this document is subject to change in form and
content after further study. The contributor(s)
reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw
material contained herein. Release The
contributor acknowledges and accepts that this
contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may
be made publicly available by P802.15.
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Multi-Protocol Application Ecosystem
Digital Home
SMP
W-USB
Wireless-1394
DIP
UWB Channel
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WiMedia in the Multi-Protocol Architecture
Wireless 1394
Digital Home
WiMedia Application Profiles
W-USB
Protocol Adaptation Layer
Protocol Adaptation Layer
WiMedia Network Encapsulation Protocol (TCP/IP)
WiMedia Convergence Platform
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WiMedia Project Plan
MAC / PHY
Chip Product Devt Cycle
1394 PAL
Certify Product Issue Logo
WiMediaSpec. V1.0
Target Xmas 05 Season
Establish Certification Infrastructure
Certification (CI) Plan
Establish Logo Program
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Highlights of Recent Upcoming Events

• USB-IF selects WiMedia as basis for W-USB
• WiMedia has endorsed MBOA specifications
• Targeting specs cert. program for Xmas '05
  season.
• IEEE 802.15.3a deadlocked, no end in sight.
• MB-OFDM leading proposal in IEEE (60 to 64).
• USB-IF selected MBOA MAC/PHY specifications.
• Strength of MBOA membership in PC, CE and Mobile.
• 1394TA announced collaboration with WiMedia
• Next members meeting June 16-17 in
  Aix-en-Provence (France)

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www.wimedia.orgQuestions Thank you.